@Daniel AraqueI will not comment at all on tardus as I am not familiar with them- what I will note that people need to consider on a loan vs earning dividends is a loan the interest is ordinary income and you are receiving principal and interest back which if not immediately reinvested destroys your returnFor example a 10,000 loan receiving 8% interest over 4 years of course will have high cash on cash because it’s all principal.

They destroyed the unit, trashed it and even put about 30 knife holes in the walls.

And now pipes froze cause no heat, and now it's $14k more to fix pipes, I gotta walk away" and "seller" says "like hell you will, you destroyed my property, you messed up my credit, now I'm getting foreclosure warnings from bank, YOU CHEATED ME". 

It will look good on paper but one tenant who destroys the place will wipe out a year of rent.

Foundation issues are very very real there and can really destroy returns if not careful.  

From talking to locals, there's a couple of issues than need to be addressed, some are the non-ecological practices that some of those developers have, unfortunately, our government profits from this investors and allows them to destroy manglers (which are the natural water purifying system of that area) dismantling hectares of mangroves and degraded the habitat of resident and migratory species burying animals alive.There's proof of fecal material floating beneath the city of Tulum, only 20% of the water is sent to the water treatment plant, there's no infrastructure for the exponential growth.The landfills in the middle of the jungle that is leaking hazardous pollutants into the freshwater system and that something that developers won't tell you.I love my country and it would be a disaster for everybody if this place ends up like some other great beaches around the world, that are completely ruined by greedy investors not following the rules.There's no urban or comprehensive master plan, and one of the risks is that Tulum will be like Playa del Carmen is today, overgrown and with environmental devastation.I will advise doing a lot of research before getting something in Tulum, different country, different rules, and practices.

- I would have regular check-ins to make sure the property is being cared for and not destroyed.

OJ's was taken as evidence because it had blood stains in it, then destroyed after the trial.

The tornado that hit last year destroyed around 50 homes, contributing to the area’s high vacancy rate.

Plus, the unit ends up being 2X the cost, with tenants destroying the units.With section 8, you want to find tenants will be there for a long time and take care of the units...